DSPD helps people with disabilities become self-sufficient by providing
the resources they need to lead productive lives in the most integrated
setting.

DSPD works to promote equal access to all Fairfax County programs and
services. In addition, DSPD addresses barriers facing people with
disabilities throughout the county in the areas of housing, employment,
transportation and more.

ADA
Coordinator

"Treat people as they are what they ought to be and you help them
become what they are capable of being."

– GoetheGerman poet, novelist, scientist and philosopher

The director of Disability Services Planning and Development (DSPD) is
the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) coordinator for the Department
of Family Services. The ADA coordinator is available to answer Fairfax
County employee questions about disability laws and how they apply to
county residents and staff. The Department of Family Services ADA
coordinator can assist if you:

Fairfax Area Disability Services Board

DSPD provides staff support to the Fairfax Area Disability Services
Board (FA-DSB), an advisory group to the Fairfax County Board of
Supervisors. The FA-DSB focuses on the needs of Fairfax area residents
with physical and sensory disabilities, and how these residents can fully
participate in the community. The FA-DSB meets monthly, and all meetings
are open to the public.

Our
Services

"“As a nation, we are best served when all of our citizens have
the opportunity to contribute their talents, ideas, and energy to the
workforce."

– Kenneth S. Apfelformer Commissioner of the Social Security Administration

DSPD provides person-to-person consultation by phone or e-mail.

The Disability Services Web page answers
frequently asked questions about services in Fairfax County and features
documents produced by DSPD. A weekly e-mail newsletter provides brief
information about a wide range of issues important to people with
disabilities.

The Disability Services Beacon, a print publication, discusses
disability-related issues in depth. It highlights programs and
opportunities available to residents with disabilities.

Resource guides list information that people with disabilities need:

Frequently Called Numbers has useful phone numbers and Web sites
in more than 20 categories.

Fact sheets detailing census and focus-group data about people with
disabilities are also available.

DSPD staff are available to do presentations on disability
topics such as interacting with people with disabilities, the
Americans with Disability Act, special education issues, and the barriers
facing people with disabilities in the Fairfax area. More in-depth
training is also available, as are displays for conferences and fairs.